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Alex Martin is a graduate of the Manship School at LSU and editor for the Wall Street Journal; he will comment on Trump and his continued war with the media. Martin was recently inducted into the Manship School hall-of-fame.
Scott Wilfong and Dayne Sherman will be guests for the second hour on opposite sides of the political spectrum to discuss President Trump.
Author Edward Hess was on the air to talk about his new book, Humility is the New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age. In addition to being an author, Hess is a Professor of Business Administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia.
Nick Albares is a senior policy analyst for the Louisiana Budget Project (LBP) and will comment on the Louisiana healthcare vote. Albares recieved his Master of Public Policy degree from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame.
Author Robert Spencer was here with Jim to discuss free speech and how the fight for free speech on college campuses still continues. He addresses the topic of free speech in his book, The Complete Infidel's Guide to Free Speech (and Its Enemies).
Republican activist Vincent Bruno was on with Jim to comment on the future of President Donald Trump.
Famous for her role as Mary Ann on the hit sitcom Gilligan's Island Dawn Wells, chats with Jim about her life after the show. She's an actress, producer, author, spokesperson, journalist, motivational speaker, teacher, and humanitarian. Wells has starred in over 150 TV shows, and 7 motion pictures, and has starred in 60+ theatrical productions across the country and on The Great White Way.
Ameen Walker, president of First Financial, joins Jim in studio to discuss his membership in the Masons. Walker is a 32nd degree Mason and is the Master of Ceremonies. He talks about the charitable work the Masons do on a daily basis.
Author, Terry Heaton chats with Jim about his latest book, The Gospel of Self: How Jesus Joined the GOP.
"The bitter political and religious divides we see today in America have roots that go back many decades. The televangelist Pat Robertson was one of the first to determine how battlelines were drawn. Robertson, now a leading and unflinching Trump supporter, rose to national prominence in the 1960s with his Christian Broadcasting Network and his hit show The 700 Club. Terry Heaton, who worked alongside Robertson at The 700 Club and became its executive producer, provides the inside story of how evangelical Christianity forced itself on a needy Republican Party in order to gain political influence on a global level. " -Amazon
The East Baton Rouge Parish Constable, Reginald Brown Sr., joins the discussion to comment on the retiring of Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie. Brown also addresses crime rates around East Baton Rouge Parish.
DCFS Secretary Marketa Walters and Rhenda Hodnett, DCFS Assistant Director for Child Welfare, came on air to talk about the new approach in Louisiana to foster care for our children – the Quality Parenting Initiative. The two ladies joined our guest host, Julie Baxter Payer.
Casey Tingle is GOHSEP’s Assistant Deputy Director for Hazard Mitigation; he discussed how specific communities across the state are using the just-announced flood recovery money (Governor’s announcement of FEMA’s HMGP money post 2016 floods) to improve drainage in their towns, fortify their towns for the “next storm”, how the communities gave their input.
Gene Healy is the vice president at the Cato Institute; he was on air to discuss his opinion on using the 25th Amendment to get Trump out of office. In addition to being VP, he has authored a few books, been published in The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Legal Times and has appeared on talkshows.
Mark Ballard of The Advocate will be on air to discuss superintendent John White and other affirs happening in Louisiana.
Mike Wolf is a Baton Rouge attorney and the owner of Michael S. Wolf, Attorney at Law. He received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his Juris Doctor the LSU Law Center. He spoke on various topics, including Trump.
The Executive Editor for the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, JR Ball, joined as the guest for the hour. He commented on BR traffic and gridlock in government. Ball is originally from Baltimore.
Superintendent of Education John White was here to discuss the state of education in Louisiana. Superintendent White ppointed to his current position in January 2012 by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
